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Martha Parish's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Martha, her family, and friends. For example, Martha is 4 years old when The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.

Age

Date

Event

1

1817

First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area.

Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War.
February - Battle of Hitchity.
March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday.
July - Battle of Brushy Creek.
July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp.
July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek.

Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.

53

1869

Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France

Age

Date

Event

12

1828

Gold is discovered in Georgia.

18

1834

July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah

45

1861

NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.

46

1862

NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.

Age

Date

Event

4

1820

The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.

14

1830

Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.

19

1835

Second Seminole Indian War begins.

21

1837

The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.

24

1840

Oregon Trail is established

26

1842

Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.

39

1855

Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.

44

1860

Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.

46

1862

May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.

American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"

52

1868

An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.

Age

Date

Event

17

1833

Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico

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